20. MONTHLY
CAL-AM PRODUCTION REPORT
Meeting Date: August
18, 2003 Budgeted: N/A
Program/Line Item No.: N/A
Staff Contact: Greg James Cost Estimate: N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A
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Total System
for Month: Total Cal-Am system production for July was
1,650 acre-feet (AF), one percent more than the anticipated goal of 1,628 AF,
as shown on the accompanying table (Exhibit
20-A). The 1,650 AF of
production in July represents a 14 percent savings from Cal-Am's base year
(i.e., Water Year 1988) production of 1,925 AF.
It should be noted that beginning in July 2002, the Monthly Cal-Am
Production Report uses water year-to-date figures, in place of the Reporting
Year ( July 1 through June 30). The
water year reporting period (October 1 through September 30) is consistent with
the State Water Resources Control Board’s tracking of annual Cal-Am production,
as well as District reporting of rainfall and streamflow figures.
Total System,
Water Year to Date: Total system production for the
2003 Water Year (WY) through July 31, 2003 has been, 11,634 AF. The anticipated production of 12,554 AF for
this same period is based on an annual production goal of 15,285 AF from the
Cal-Am system. Monthly production goals are calculated by multiplying total
annual production (15,285 AF) times the average fraction of annual production
for each month (based on production data from 1988 to 1997).
Ground Water
Production: During July, 26 AF were produced from Cal-Am
wells in the Upper Carmel Valley. This
production was 16 percent less than the anticipated production of 31 AF. Lower Carmel Valley well production was 1,050
AF, one percent more than the anticipated production of 1,037 AF. In July, 574 AF were produced by Cal-Am from
the coastal subareas of the Seaside Basin, three percent more than the anticipated
production of 560 AF.
Surface Water
Production: In July, no water was diverted through the
Carmel Valley Filter Plant (CVFP) from San Clemente Reservoir, equivalent to
the zero AF of production that was anticipated.
The total diversion through the CVFP for WY 2003 has been 242 AF, or two
percent of total system production. Average release to the Carmel River from
San Clemente Dam during July was 20 cfs, as measured at the Sleepy Hollow Weir.
The anticipated
river flow, storage values and production goals were developed jointly by the
District, Cal-Am, and the California Department of Fish and Game. Cal-Am and District staff are monitoring
reservoir storage, inflow and water quality, and will make additional changes
as conditions warrant. Please refer to Exhibit 20-A for additional information
regarding Cal-Am production in July 2003.
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